African Kingdom of Gold

Empire. Plunder. Resistance. The forgotten history of Britain, Ghana and the Asante gold. LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 'A compelling, challenging and important book.' William Boyd 1874. Kumasi, the Asante capital, burns. British soldiers prowl the palace, looting as much gold as they can find, before razing it to the ground. In Britain the soldiers are feted as heroes. In 1896 they ret...